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With memories of destruction from the March Nor'Easter as a reminder of what can happen, village officials have been researching ways to improve emergency response.
Village working to improve emergency response
s Rockville Centre ready for a hurricane? After a violent storm ripped through Long Island back in March and a fierce late June storm that left many Great Neck residents without power for six days, village officials saw those events as a wake up call. During an April Board of Trustees meeting, which focused on a review of how the village coped with the March nor'easter, village trustees brainstormed and came up with a number of different ideas on how to improve emergency preparedness. more
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Rockville Centre repeals dog ban
The Rockville Centre Board of Trustees threw dog fanciers a bone last night, voting unanimously to repeal Local Law 9, enacted on June 8, which had banned pit bulls and Rottweilers in the village. more
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Dr. Cyd Charrow hugged Mary Brennan who was on the original screening committee of senior center members that chose Charrow as director over 25 years ago.
Rockville Centre Senior Services Director celebrates 25 years
On June 25, Dr. Cyd Charrow hosted a garden party at the Sandel Senior Center to commemorate her 25th anniversary as director of the Rockville Centre Department of Senior Services. more
A crowd estimated at between 4,000 and 6,000 enjoyed the annual fireworks display last Sunday night from a number of vantage points throughout the village.
Fireworks still dazzle despite 1-day rain delay
In spite of a quick rescheduling due to a rain-filled forecast last Saturday night, Rockville Centre's annual fireworks show — held instead on Sunday — drew a large crowd of people to Centennial Park on a warm, precipitation-free evening. more
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Rockville Centre Deputy Mayor Chuck Joyce, left, was joined at the Sandel Senior Center, a designated cooling center —one of several that opened in Nassau County during last week's heat wave — by, from left, CERT volunteers Stuart Milworn and Ted Lowenthal, Mayor Mary Bossart, volunteer Morton Press, County Executive Ed Mangano, who is CERT-trained, and volunteers Beverly Lowenthal and Marcia Haber.
Village, county team up to keep local residents cool
During the heat wave last week, when triple-digit temperatures baked the entire tri-state area, Rockville Centre made sure its residents stayed comfortable, opening a cooling center at the Sandel Senior Center on South Park Avenue with the help of Nassau County officials and volunteers from the Civilian Emergency Response Team. more
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Members of the East Rockway Fire Department carry the casket of Mayor Ed Sieban after the funeral services at St. Raymond's Church on July 9.
Funeral services held for Mayor Ed Sieban
Family members, friends, and residents, as well as state, town, county and village officials and local spiritual leaders of all denominations filled St. Raymond's Church to capacity on July 9 to say goodbye to East Rockaway's Mayor Edward T. Sieban, who died suddenly on July 3 from acute pancreatitis. He was 49. more
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Generous donors fund fireworks
New sponsorship opportunities attracted more than 20 local companies, organizations and families who contributed $500 to $5,000 for the village's annual fireworks celebration, to be held in Centennial Park at Mill River on Saturday night. more
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Donald Dubois, 39, of Flushing, came to express his opposition to the ban. "We hear about these laws that are put in place and they're incredibly unfair," he said of the breed-specific legislation.
Fighting for the dogs
Anger, outrage and a love of dogs brought more than 100 protesters from all over New York to Rockville Centre's Village Hall June 29. Armed with signs that read, "Ban the deed not the breed," they … more
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The East Rockaway Village board was shocked and saddened by the news of their mayor's unexpected death. Pictured from left are Trustees Fran Lenahan and Irene Villacci; Mayor Ed Sieban, Deputy Mayor Richard Meagher, and Trustee Bruno Romano.
East Rockaway Mayor Ed Sieban dies at 49
Residents, friends and family members are grieving over the loss of East Rockaway Mayor Edward Sieban, who died unexpectedly on July 3 after a brief stay at Winthrop University Hospital. Sieban was 49. The cause of death was acute pancreatitis. more
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Sue Weiss and Karen Armstrong voiced their opposition to the recent local law banning new pit bulls and Rottweilers from Rockviile Centre during the village board meeting on Tuesday night. They were part of an overflow crowd that attended the meeting in hopes of seeing the law repealed.
Protesters swamp Rockville Centre Village Hall; Board suspends new dog ban and may repeal it
Anger, outrage and a love of dogs brought more than 100 protesters from all over New York to Rockville Centre's Village Hall Tuesday night. Armed with signs that read, "Ban the deed not the breed," they gathered to demonstrate their opposition to Local Law 9, which bans pit bulls and Rottweilers in the village. more
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